Anadarko resumes fracking after death of Halliburton worker

MEAD – Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) has resumed oil and natural-gas well completion activities following the death of a contractor and injuries to two other workers at a site in Weld County.

The Woodlands, Texas,-based company, among the top oil producers in Weld, began initial completion activities Thursday and will return to full activity this weekend, spokeswoman Robin Olsen said in an email.

Completion involves hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, where millions of gallons of water mixed with sand and chemicals are pumped into a drilled hole to retrieve oil and gas from shale formations deep underground.

The resumption of activity by Anadarko…